Petition · past parliament · Department for Education

Require schools ringfence funding for pupils with Education and Healthcare Plans

Closed 206 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should require that schools ringfence funding required to deliver Education and Healthcare Plan (EHCPs). Currently schools have discretion about funding allocations, even though there are obligations to deliver EHCPs. This can mean pupils with EHCP don't receive the support they need.
The Government should ensure that budgets for the education of each pupil with SEN who has an EHCP are spent on support for that child.

When children with SEN don't have their special educational needs met they can end up excluded, traumatised, even ill-treated due to behaviours arising from them not coping. This can have consequences across their lives, and affect their whole families.

Timeline

8 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
8 Aug 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 206
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 8 Feb 2022
Closed 8 Aug 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.